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This chapter explores Sophocles’ ability to manipulate the resource of stichomythia, line for line dialogue. It shows the unique density of his dramatic language, and how the device of stichomythia is used to stage the violence of language and the power plays of actors on stage.

This chapter explores Sophocles’ ability to manipulate the resource of stichomythia, line for line dialogue. It shows the unique density of his dramatic language, and how the device of stichomythia is used to stage the violence of language and the power plays of actors on stage.